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Packers Daily Links: Kickoff Moved Back for Televised Doubleheaders

The NFL has pushed back the kickoff time 10 minutes from 3:15 to 3:25 p.m. Central time for televised doubleheaders airing on Fox and CBS. Two Packers games in 2012 are affected. "The Packers’ opening game against the San Francisco 49ers and their Week 4 game against the New Orleans Saints — both home games that will air on Fox — will be moved back 10 minutes to 3:25 p.m. kickoffs," writes Bill Huber of Packer Report. The change was made so fewer fans will miss the end of the noon kickoff games. The 3:05 p.m. kickoff time for games not airing on the doubleheader network will remain unchanged.

CornerbackTramon Williams talked about his shoulder injury on ESPNMilwaukee.com's Green & Gold Today broadcast on Thursday. "Williams wanted to make sure everyone heard him loud and clear: His NFL career is not in jeopardy, and he expects to return to his pre-injury form this season, even though his shoulder isn’t yet 100 percent," wrote talk show host Jason Wilde following the interview. Speculation seems to have run rampant regarding Williams. It would be nice to see him return to his 2010 form when he was arguably the best player on the Packers that season.

A voice recognition expert hired by the players' union analyzed the video used as evidence against Packers defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove in his "Bountygate" appeal. "(Union outside counsel Richard) Smith hired a voice recognition expert to review and analyze the sentence," reports Tim Rohan of the New York Times. "Smith said the expert had concluded that the harmonics of Hargrove’s voice did not match the voice on the tape, that Hargrove’s lips had not been visible and that the first word was not 'Bobby' but instead the result of a player and coach talking at once." Take that for what you will. I expect the NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will finally rule on the appeals of Hargrove and the other Saints players sometime soon.

Former Packers wide receiverAntonio Freeman talks about his participation as a group facilitator during the NFL's rookie symposium with Wes Hodkiewicz of the Green Bay Press-Gazette.

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Tramon was really good in 2010, but "arguably the best player on the Packers that season"? I've never heard anyone make that argument. Rodgers and Matthews immediately spring to mind as stronger candidates.

So as the 2011 season progressed, I kept defending TW's bad play to other Packer supporters, although by the end of the year I had to concede he was having a terrible year. I thought he was one of the best players on the roster but started doubting myself during last years games. I knew he got dinged in the first game, but little did I know he would play the rest of the season essentially without the use of his right arm and shoulder. I can't imagine playing CB in the NFL with almost no use of your right arm. In hindsight, I wonder if last years performance wasn't more impressive than 2010's.

Tramon was as solid as any corner in the league that year on a week-in week-out basis. What topped it off was his penchant for elevating that pro-bowl play to the all-pro level just when the team needed him to. The pick against philly and the return just before half in ATL instantly come to mind. I don't know if anybody was more "clutch" than he that season, and especially that post-season... Kinda the anti James Jones if you will (just had to get that in there 8-) ).

So it was concerning last year, after telling fellow Packer supporters how good TW is, how much his performance slipped in 2011. I know he was dinged in the opener but as the year progressed I wondered if I hadn't severely overrated him. Little did I know he was basically playing with the use of one arm and shoulder for nearly the entire year. Imagine playing at the NFL level with one-armed tied behind your back. In hindsight I wonder, considering his injury handicap, if he didn't have a better year this past season than 2010.

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